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26<topic id="textswriterguideborder_objectxml" indexer="include" status="PUBLISH">
27<title xml-lang="en-US" id="tit">Defining Borders for Objects</title>
28<filename>/text/swriter/guide/border_object.xhp</filename>
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32<bookmark xml-lang="en-US" branch="index" id="bm_id3146957"><bookmark_value>objects; defining borders</bookmark_value>
33<bookmark_value>borders; for objects</bookmark_value>
34<bookmark_value>frames; around objects</bookmark_value>
35<bookmark_value>charts;borders</bookmark_value>
36<bookmark_value>pictures;borders</bookmark_value>
37<bookmark_value>OLE objects;borders</bookmark_value>
38<bookmark_value>defining;object borders</bookmark_value>
39</bookmark><comment>MW deleted "adding;"</comment>
40<paragraph xml-lang="en-US" id="hd_id3146957" role="heading" level="1" l10n="U"
41oldref="17"><variable id="border_object"><link href="text/swriter/guide/border_object.xhp" name="Defining Borders for Objects">Defining Borders for Objects</link>
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43<paragraph xml-lang="en-US" id="par_id3146797" role="paragraph" l10n="CHG" oldref="1">In Writer, you can define borders around OLE objects, plug-ins, diagrams/charts, graphics and frames. The name of the menu to be used depends on the object selected.</paragraph>
44<paragraph xml-lang="en-US" id="hd_id3145673" role="heading" level="2" l10n="U" oldref="2">To Set a Predefined Border Style</paragraph>
45<list type="ordered">
46<listitem>
47<paragraph xml-lang="en-US" id="par_id3155388" role="listitem" l10n="U" oldref="3">Select the object for which you want to define a border.</paragraph>
48</listitem>
49<listitem>
50<paragraph xml-lang="en-US" id="par_id3149578" role="listitem" l10n="CHG" oldref="4">Click the <emph>Borders</emph> icon on the <emph>OLE-Object</emph> toolbar or <emph>Frame</emph> toolbar to open the <emph>Borders</emph> window. </paragraph>
51</listitem>
52<listitem>
53<paragraph xml-lang="en-US" id="par_id3159176" role="listitem" l10n="U" oldref="6">Click one of the predefined border styles. This replaces the current border style of the object with the selected style.</paragraph>
54</listitem>
55</list>
56<paragraph xml-lang="en-US" id="hd_id3152474" role="heading" level="2" l10n="U" oldref="7">To Set a Customized Border Style</paragraph>
57<list type="ordered">
58<listitem>
59<paragraph xml-lang="en-US" id="par_id3153896" role="listitem" l10n="U" oldref="8">Select the table cells that you want to modify.</paragraph>
60</listitem>
61<listitem>
62<paragraph xml-lang="en-US" id="par_id3156344" role="listitem" l10n="U" oldref="9">Choose <item type="menuitem">Format - (object name) - Borders</item>.<br/>Replace (object name) with the actual name of the object type you selected.</paragraph>
63</listitem>
64<listitem>
65<paragraph xml-lang="en-US" id="par_id3148797" role="listitem" l10n="U" oldref="11">In the <emph>User-defined</emph> area select the edge(s) that you want to appear in a common layout. Click on an edge in the preview to toggle the selection of an edge.</paragraph>
66</listitem>
67<listitem>
68<paragraph xml-lang="en-US" id="par_id3152933" role="listitem" l10n="U" oldref="12">Select a line style and color for the selected border style in the <emph>Line</emph> area. These settings apply to all border lines that are included in the selected border style.</paragraph>
69</listitem>
70<listitem>
71<paragraph xml-lang="en-US" id="par_id3125865" role="listitem" l10n="U" oldref="13">Repeat the last two steps for every border edge.</paragraph>
72</listitem>
73<listitem>
74<paragraph xml-lang="en-US" id="par_id3150447" role="listitem" l10n="U" oldref="14">Select the distance between the border lines and the page contents in the <emph>Spacing to Contents</emph> area.</paragraph>
75</listitem>
76<listitem>
77<paragraph xml-lang="en-US" id="par_id3154908" role="listitem" l10n="U" oldref="15">Click <emph>OK</emph> to apply the changes.</paragraph>
78</listitem>
79</list>
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